The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-08

Trinity p E. Church, 0aosontoaUn.--Services
Sunday at IL a. m. and p M; Wednesday at
pm /: Friday. Bible Reading, at p IN. Luther
Vile on Sunday, at 4SO p. m.
Saters' Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sum-
day by the pastor, Rev. w. j. Nicoll, at Saters
Baptist Church, at ii a. M, and at PlkesVllle Bap-
fist Church at p. m.
Eutaao M P. Church, Hartford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill, at
IL a. m. All invited.
Mr.. Samuel M. Rankin has sold IL acres of
land in Long Green Valley to Mr.. Joseph Snyder,
for $l,375.
DIR. William B. Shipley, well known den
fist of Hampden, is suffering from an attack OF
typhoid fever.
The County Commissioners this week ap-
pointed William Maggie and George 5. kalb con-
stables for the 1st district.
--"Mount Wilson" is the name of the new
postofice lately established at the Wilson Santa
rum, Western Maryland Railroad.
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
have entered suit against the York Road Railway
Company for Park tax claimed to be due.
Col Charles T. Jockeys "Garrison" came
third in the three minute class at the Elkton fair
on Tuesday. The best heat was trotted in 2:37.
Winfield j. Taylor, Esq, has been retained
as counsel by those citizens who object to paying
their assessments for the opening OF Cedar avenue
y. Duncan Almony, of the 10th district,
Baltimore county, won the first prize $500 at the
tournament held at the Elkton fair on Thursday.
-Mr.Wm. Bowen of s., left at The UNION office
this week, very large potato with nine others
firmly grown to it, the whole weighing pounds
ounces.
Mr.. E. D. Smyser, formerly superintendent
of the company's store at ashland, N. c. K. r.,
has engaged in the grocery business in Chambers
burg, Pa.
Nh Christian Devries, relative of the
Devries family of Baltimore county. died at his
residence Freedom, Carroll county, few days ago,
aged 81 years.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wavery M. E.
Church held "corn- husking bee" few nights
ago. They probably held 1t longer imam tney
could "bumble" bee.
a daily mail is now supplied to Jarretts-
vile postoffice, the route being from The Rocks,
MARYLAND Central Railroad. Heretofore it has
had on a tr-weekly mail
The second prize-a handsome gold pin
in the Towsontown tennis tournament, was won
on Saturday last by Miss Katie Browne, daughter
of Mr.. VIM. Hand Browne.
During the late county fair at Timonium
Mr.. Lewis m. Bacon furnished five gallons of
ofmilk daily to the ladies of the Temperance Union
who conducted the restaurant.
Mrs. McManus, living on Laurens street,
in the Belt, gave her daughter, aged 81 years,
dose of laudanum in mistake for cough mixture
and the cnllu uleu III d low uVuio'
-Towsontowns artesian well is now more
than 500 feet deep and water has risen to within
80 feet of the top. A steam pump will now beput
in and the strength of the flow tested.
Mr. Chas. l.. Baughman, secretary OF the
Mt Washington Republican club, asks US to omit
the date for the mass-meetng at that place, be-
cause the hall cannot be secured until later.
BY the quarterly distribution of the State
public school fund, made by the Comptroller on
the Sd inst, Baltimore county white schools re-
ceived IS 1862. 3d. and colored schools 81 ,l2S.14.
"A small balloon sent off from the farmers
picnic at Williams Grove Pa, on the LIST of Sep
tember, was found about there weeks ago in corn
field near Falston. 1t had travelled over loo miles.
A fine mule belonging to Mr.. Jacob Wisner,
near Towsontown, was found dead in the stable
few days ago. 1t had worked in the grain drill
all the day previous and was apparently well at
night.
The brown gelding "Limerick," Balti
more county horse owned by Mr. j. D. Mallory,
of Charles street avenue, won the race in the 2:35
class at the York county fair on Thursday. Best
time 1884.
Mrs. R. Sophia Hancock, widow Of the late
Absalom Hancock, of Baltimore, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Mr.. Samuel W. Storm,
of Waverly, on Thursday night last, in the 18th
year of her age.
Harry Mcdonald, aged II years, who lives
on Boundary avenue, while out gathering chest
nuts last Sunday, fell from tree and injured him
self internally. The accident occurred some dis
lance from his home.
William Goodman, a car-driver, got into a
difficulty in STEMS saloon, in Waverly, on Monday
night last and was shot twice. one bullet passing
through his wrist and another grazed his temple,
blowing up the skin.
-The Belair fair commences next Tuesday,
18th instant. The Maryland Central Railroad
will sell tickets at reduced rates and the company
will also run extra trains will be seen by refer
ence to our advertising columns.
"A large Republican meeting, attended by
the clubs of Woodbury., Mt. Vernon and Hamp
den, was held in the latter place on Friday night
of last week. A number of speeches we're made
and there was much enthusiasm.
DIR. Silas Baldwin, of Baltimore, formerly
of Baltimore county, was brutality assaulted a few
nights ago by lot of political rufians. The DR..
is an active Democratic politician and the trouble
grew out of the late primary contest.
Mr.. Nelson Treadway, overseer on the farm
of Mr.. Joshua REGISTER, on REGISTER avenue, south
of Towsontown, on Thursday threshed the wheat
from IS acres and the yield was 7OS bushels an
average of about 80 bushels per acre.
"A copy oil the Baltimore San, dated Decem
Der 2Sth, 1852, was sent to The UNION Office this
week by Mr.. Alex. B. Miles, 1t was found in the
rafters of the Presbyterian parsonage at Govans
town, which is now being torn down.
The Democrats will open their campaign
with an all-day mass-meeting at Mount Carmel,
5th district, to-dsy-Saturday, Oct. Sth. Among
the speakers announced are Senator German, Hon.
Barnes Compton and Bernard Carter, Esq.
The Baltimore county road law, passed in
1873, and amended in 1882 and 1884, expressly
provides that the road supervisors shall be "dis-
Greet and trustworthy Taxpayers, residents of the
district for which they may be appointed"
The Belair Democrat says: "a Towsontown
man actually acknowledged the other day that
Belair excelled Towsontown in pretty girls" Yes,
we know that near sighted shrimp. The Towson-
town girl who Tilted him knew her business.
Mr.. Wilton Greenway, of Hartford county,
has sold his trotting mare, "Nellie Gray" to MIR.
Mandelbaum, of Baltimore, for s., 1900 The mare
is four years old and half sister to "Allan II"
that trotted at Timonium and Pimlico this fall
"A number of young men from the 4th dis
trict of Baltimore county, have applied to the Adj
jutant General for authority to raise militia COM
pany. They have been informed that there is no
money available to supply uniforms, arms &c.
Justice Hevern, of Highlandtown, gave
judgment for S95 against F. w. SCHROEDER, who
was sued by William Fitzell for the value of
horse which Schroeder shot while trespassing in
his corn field, as reported in these columns last
week.
"A fine Jersey bull belonging to Mr.. John
Smith, of the 10th district, attacked one of the
farm hands few days ago and seriously wounded
him in the leg. The animal, which had lately
become quite vicious, was afterwards sold to a
butcher.
William and George Belt, aged respectively
20 and 16 years, sons of John R. Belt, of Hamp
den, 9th district disappeared from their home on
the 18th of September, and have not since been
heard from. Their father is anxious to learn Of
their whereabouts.
A Democratic official, who is about winding
up his term in the Court House, says that TEE
UNION has been coming to his house since he has
been in office and that after he goes out his family
will not let him discontinue it. That's the right
kind of a family for a man to have
"A delegation from the Democratic campaign
club of Towsontown will attend the all-day meet
ing and ox-roast at Mount Carmel, 9Th district, to-
day-Saturday. If the speeches as fresh and
as good the beef that will be dispensed, the Wis
itors will have an intellectual treat.
The 9th district Registration Officer had
such rush this week that he could not get all
the names on his books. One young man who
lives on the extreme western side of the county,
rode thirty miles to be registered, and was obliged
To return home without accomplishing it.
The parsonage of Govanstown Presbyterian
Church is being torn down and new one will
take its place. 1t is said that the old house was
UNHEALTHY and that those who occupied it were